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- Bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling Rejoins Obscura
Well, that was quick! A mere week after announcing the departure of bassist Linus Klausenitzer — along with guitarist Rafael Trujillo and drummer Sebastian Lanser — Obscura have now revealed that they’ll be rejoined by Klausenitzer’s predecessor, Jeroen Paul Thesseling. Thesseling appeared on Obscura’s Cosmogenesis (2009) and Omnivium (2011) before leaving the band in 2011, citing “repetitive […]
- Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Remembers The Times He Was Sandwiched With Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page made another ‘on this day’ session on his official Instagram account and shared an old photo with Robert Plant. Jimmy mentioned the importance of this day by saying that this is the first of two dates of Page & Plant tour in Rosemont, Illinois, 1995. Also, Jimmy stated that they […]
- Freddie Mercury’s 3D Sculpture Released, But Fans Didn’t Like It Somehow
One of the highly-anticipated Freddie Mercury fan pages on Instagram, freddie_mrcry, posted a bunch of new photos on their account and showed off the latest work of the famous 3D sculptor named Hadi Karimi. As you might already familiar with his works that he made lots of crazy sculptures of legendary Black Sabbath star Ozzy […]
- Book Shows Artistic Photos of Models in Nothing but Corpse Paint
Here's your exclusive preview of the 'Daughters of Darkness' photo book. Continue reading…
- Corey Taylor Auctioning 13 Signed Guitars for Coronavirus Relief
The charitable lot includes a rare Dave Grohl model. Continue reading…
- Exxocet release video for track “Cannibal Carnival”
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- GoFundMe campaign started to assist Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali with his medical bills
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- Aerosmith Icon Steven Tyler’s Daughter Pens Emotional Letter On Being A Single Parent
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler’s beloved daughter and also famous social media user, Mia Tyler, has posted a recent photo on her official Instagram account and made an emotional statement about the difficulties of being a mother. You can reach the post below, Mia Tyler has posted a meaningful photo of a mother and her baby. […]
- American Bombshell part ways with newest member / guitarist Dustin Webster
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- GoFundMe Page Started To Help QUIET RIOT Drummer FRANKIE BANALI With Medical Expenses
A GoFundMe page has been started for QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali, who has been battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer for the past year. Earlier tonight, QUIET RIOT shared a link to the page via its social media accounts and included the following message: “We know it’s tough for everyone right now, but a go […]
- Facebook Live Will Soon Have Paid Concerts
For obvious reasons, right now livestreaming is the name of the game. We’ve already seen artists like Devin Townsend, Code Orange, and Miles Kennedy livestream (or at least attempt to livestream) performances, and you have to imagine that many, many more will follow in the coming months. Well, far be it from Facebook to leave […]
- Concerts In California Won’t Return Without Coronavirus ‘Therapeutics’, Governor Says
California Governor Gavin Newsom says that the state is likely “months” away from reopening concert venues. At a press conference earlier today (Tuesday, April 28), Newsom and director of the department of public health Sonia Angell outlined a four-stage framework for reopening the economy. In order to move into Stage 4, where stay-at-home restrictions are […]
- Poll: Most Americans Won’t Go to Concerts Before Covid-19 Vaccine
Even if the curve flattens, fear lingers. Continue reading…
- These 40 Smiling Rock Stars Will Make Your Day
Just spreading the good vibes. Continue reading…
- Jeffree Star Wants to Help Chris Hansen Put Dahvie Vanity in Jail
Star speaks out on Chris Hansen's YouTube show. Continue reading…
- METALLICA Could Make New Album In Quarantine, Says LARS ULRICH
Earlier today (Tuesday, April 28), METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich joined Marc Benioff for an installment of the Salesforce CEO’s livestreamed fireside chat series to discuss how he and his bandmates are staying connected and giving back through their All Within My Hands non-profit foundation. You can now watch the discussion below. Speaking about METALLICA’s plans […]
- R.I.P. McKenzie Bell, Former Guitarist for He Is Legend and Bloodjinn
McKenzie Bell, former guitarist for both He Is Legend and Bloodjinn (and an accomplished drummer), has passed away. Although a cause of death has not been made public, an accident left Bell struggling with serious, unspecified health issues for several years now. On his Instagram account, where he sometimes documented these issues, he revealed that […]
- Van Halen’s David Lee Roth Proves He’s World Class Multi-Tasker With His Recent Post
Legendary vocalist of Van Halen, David Lee Roth, broke his social media silence after a week by sharing new drawings on Twitter. As you might remember, David shared a new drawing and showed the first part of his ‘The Soggy Bottom’ comic strip. With this artwork, he showed off his unknown talent. Yesterday, David Lee […]
- DEATH: Previously Unreleased 1990 Concert Recording From Tijuana Now Available
Relapse Records is continuing its DEATH “Non Analog – On Stage Series” with the third installment, “Tijuana 10-09-1990”, available now digitally at this location. “Tijuana 10-09-1990” captures DEATH live during the “Spiritual Healing” tour. Track listing: 01. Mutilation 02. Living Monstrosity 03. Within The Mind 04. Zombie Ritual 05. Left To Die 06. Pull The […]
- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Donates Over $150,000 To GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has a long history of supporting veteran and first responder organizations and continues to do so during this difficult time. The donation of over $150,000 to the Gary Sinise Foundation consists of a portion of the ticket sales from the band’s 2019 U.S. fall arena tour, as well as proceeds from […]
- Guns’ N Roses Star Duff McKagan Mourns The Death Of An Important Person For His Life
Guns N’ Roses star Duff McKagan took to social media today and mourned his long-time buddy and boxing coach of lots of celebrities, Stan Ward, who passed away this week. While sending his beautiful words to Stan, Duff McKagan did not forget to support Stan’s wife, Kathy. One of the users who reacted to the […]
- Dave Grohl And Foo Fighters Share An Important Update About The Fate Of Their Tour
The official and verified Instagram account of Foo Fighters published a critical announcement today and revealed that many of their upcoming tours had been postponed due to coronavirus outbreak. Foo Fighters also reminded us that the tickets would remain valid for all rescheduled shows. By the way, previously scheduled for July 4, 2020, the Landover […]
- Slipknot Star Corey Taylor Asks Help For A Coronavirus-Related Issue
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman, Corey Taylor has made an important announcement on his official Twitter account and revealed an aid campaign for healthcare workers. Corey Taylor has shared a few photos on Twitter and made a meaningful statement about the air campaign for the COVID-19 fighters. Apparently, he decided to sell his unique guitar collection […]
- Will KISS Postpone Or Cancel Their Farewell Tour: Gene Simmons Clarifies!
KISS icon Gene Simmons spoke in the recent interview with Good Morning Los Angeles and made an official statement about their ‘End Of The Road’ farewell tour. As you might remember, most of the bands like Alice Cooper, Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden and more, decided to postpone or cancel their events due to the […]
- Former He Is Legend, Bloodjinn Guitarist McKenzie Bell Dead at 35
Rest in peace. Continue reading…
- Poll: Most Americans Will Avoid Concerts Before Coronavirus Vaccine Is Available
According to a new poll, less than half of Americans plan to attend live concerts, sports events, movies and amusement parks before a proven coronavirus vaccine or treatment becomes available. The Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday showed that only 27% of those questioned would go to a concert, movie theater or live theater performance […]
- Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Pens A Tweet That No One Even Understand
Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda shared a mind-blowing tweet on his Twitter account and confused the fans’ minds with a ‘UFO’ statement. In the tweet, Mike stated that he is rebranding ‘UFO’ and will release a new album named ‘We Have Proof Of Aliens’ after Pentagon leaked some UFO videos to the public. He thought […]
- Scorpions release new single “Sign of Hope” for streaming
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- SCORPIONS Release Uplifting New Song ‘Sign Of Hope’ During Coronavirus Crisis
German hard rockers SCORPIONS have released a new song called “Sign Of Hope”. In a statement accompanying the YouTube release of the track, the band said: “We are working on lot’s of Hard’n Heavy Rockers for our new album these days … but because of the dramatic Covid-19 pandemic, we want to give you a […]
- Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Shows Off Her Fascinating Legs In A Rooftop Photo
Halestorm frontwoman and one of the most-talented guitar artists of the era, Lzzy Hale, has shared yet another stunning photo of herself on her official Instagram account and continued to mesmerize her followers. Today, Lzzy Hale was sitting on the balcony of her house and having a great day while playing her red-colored guitar. She […]
- Heart-Warming Video: Dave Grohl Surprises Nurse with Live Performance and Donation
Superhero Dave Grohl is back to save the day once again with an incredible act of kindness for a New York emergency trauma nurse. On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel invited nurse TJ Riley on to discuss his work on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak at Jacobi Medical Center in The Bronx. […]
- JEFF SCOTT SOTO Says ‘There Were Discussions’ About Him Joining QUEEN Before ADAM LAMBERT
Jeff Scott Soto says that he was briefly in discussions to follow in the late Freddie Mercury’s footsteps as QUEEN frontman, before Adam Lambert joined the legendary rock group. The current SONS OF APOLLO singer, who was one of the vocalists for the officially sanctioned QUEEN tribute QUEEN EXTRAVAGANZA, spoke about his possible involvement with […]
- Bandcamp Will Give All Profits Direct to Artists Three More Times
Bandcamp Fridays continue! Continue reading…
- JOEY CASSATA’s ‘Start With A Dream’ Book Feat. Foreword By PETER CRISS Now Available In Paperback And As Audiobook
Featuring a foreword by original KISS drummer Peter Criss, Joey Cassata’s book, “Start With A Dream: A Drummer’s Journey From Rock & Roll To T.V. To Broadway”, is now available in paperback and audiobook editions. The audiobook foreword comes courtesy of Chris Jericho (FOZZY). Originally released in early 2019, “Start With A Dream” is a […]
- Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta on The MetalSucks Podcast #335
Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed is our guest this week. We celebrate 500 episodes of his own podcast, The Jasta Show, the importance of his show’s sponsors for its survival, how he gets in trouble for speaking his mind and the lessons he has learned from his peers in podcasting. Turning to his band, he reveals […]
- Ozzy Osbourne’s Only Charting No. 1 Song Was Duet With Daughter
Some 'changes' led to a chart topping single. Continue reading…
- Sebastian Bach Reacts To A Controversial Tweet: “It’s An Insult!”
The well-known Rock music veteran and former Skid Row frontman, Sebastian Bach, has written a stunning tweet to another user called ‘Greg Renoff‘ on his official Twitter account. Yesterday, a Twitter user named Greg Renoff has posted a bizarre photo of Scorpions vocalist, Klaus Meine, on his page and talked very brash about him. He […]
- Joe Bonamassa Warns About After The Pandemic: “People Are Unemployed Again”
Speaking in a recent episode of Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon, the iconic blues guitarist and singer, Joe Bonamassa, has shared his thoughts about the coronavirus and the economic damages that we have to face after this pandemic. As we all know, the world is suffering from tragic deaths due to the coronavirus epidemic for […]
- Ace Frehley Confirms He’s Texting With Paul Stanley And KISS Manager, Here’s The Reason
Ace Frehley, who is the original lead guitarist of KISS, talked in a recent conversation during the recent episode of Trunk Nation, which is a SiriusXM podcast hosted by Eddie Trunk. In the conversation, Ace didn’t mention about the possible reunion with KISS for their upcoming ‘End Of The Road Tour’ shows for the first […]
- Korn Icon Brian Welch Makes A Sad Surgery Announcement: “Please Pray!”
Guitarist and co-founder of Korn, Brian Welch, has shared a close-up photo of his friend, Hayden Miethe, on his official Instagram account and penned down a touching message after the sad news. Yesterday, Brian Welch’s close friend, Hayden Miethe, had suffered a heart attack, and the doctors started to operation to bring him to life. He […]
- Watch ANTHRAX’s CHARLIE BENANTE And BUTCHER BABIES’ CARLA HARVEY Cover TOM PETTY’s ‘Yer So Bad’
Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) and his longtime girlfriend, Carla Harvey (BUTCHER BABIES), have uploaded their cover version of the Tom Petty’s 1990 song “Yer So Bad”, filmed they were in quarantine. Playing bass on the track is Roberto “Ra” Diaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES). Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an […]
- Ronnie Wood Shows His Respect To Other Members Of Rolling Stones With Style
Iconic guitarist of The Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, showed his respect to the band members on his official Instagram account by revealing his little-known talent. As you can see in the photos below, Ronnie drew paints of the band members with his unique style and proved that he could impress the fans with his talent […]
- Dave Mustaine’s Daughter Sizzles In A Leopard-Print Bikini To Get A Sunborn Indoors
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s daughter and talented vocalist/model, Electra Mustaine, captivated her followers in a great-looking bikini and showed off her beauty on Instagram. As you can see in the picture below, Electra gave a flirty look for the camera and trying to get a sunburn during the self-quarantine. She was wearing a leopard-printed bikini […]
- ACE FREHLEY Begins Work On New Album Of Original Material; ‘Origins Vol. 2’ Pushed Back To Fall
During an appearance on yesterday’s (Monday, April 27) episode of SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation”, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley revealed that he has been using the coronavirus downtime to work on “new material for a studio record.” He explained: “Because of this virus, everything has been pushed back,” he said. “The release of my ‘Origins Vol. […]
- New Poll Suggests Most Americans Won’t Go to Concerts Again Before There’s a Coronavirus Vaccine
At the risk of beating a dead horse: concerts aren’t coming back for a long, long time. There’s really just no way to pack a bunch of people tightly together in a venue before we have a vaccine for COVID-19, and that’s not gonna happen before sometime next year at earliest. And even if health […]
- Own a Piece of Slipknot’s ‘All Hope Is Gone’ Album Royalties
Find out how you can buy in on royalties from Slipknot and Simple Plan. Continue reading…
- Manowar Legend Ross the Boss Plays His Favorite Riffs
Which band gave Ross his initial stepping stone? Continue reading…
- Dave Grohl Surprises Hospital Nurse Who Contracted Coronavirus
Grohl played 'Everlong' for the health care hero on 'Jimmy Kimmel.' Continue reading…
- Ozzy Osbourne’s Daughter Starts An Interesting Challange With Her Bra
On a recent post on Instagram, legendary frontman Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter, Kelly Osbourne, made a new exciting challenge and also revealed why she couldn’t complete this challenge. Kelly made a ‘Bra Face Mask Challenge,‘ which people are trying o make their own masks during the self-quarantine, and seemed like the result was not good enough. […]
